I’ve heard many preachers say that we have to decide to “trust in God’s ways and give our life to Him”. This is true, but the Holy Spirit must convict us of our need for God before we will make that decision. We can’t just go through life and one day decide on our own to ask Jesus to be our Savior and make it happen because on our own, without the Holy Spirit’s conviction, we won’t do that. Before I became convicted that I truly needed Jesus as my Savior I didn’t think I needed Him unless something was beyond my control. Even then, if I prayed to Him about it and it worked itself out like I thought it should I would sometimes say “Thank you”, and go on my way. I didn’t give much thought to the process or the One Who is really in charge until I became a Christian and began studying His Word.
Mankind, in his/her natural state, will not seek God’s help until their circumstances force them to. When you come to the end of your ability then you will seek the One with the ability to take care of the problem, whatever it may be. God loves us but He didn’t want people who would be like an automaton and not love Him too. He will allow us to mess up our lives, sometimes spectacularly, to the point that we realize we are at the end of ourselves, and His Voice, the Holy Spirit can get through all of our “chatter”. We hear Him and realize that we need Him more than anything else.
The reason for our need is not because we made the decision to follow Jesus on our own but because we realize through the prompting of the Holy Spirit that we can’t live our lives without Him. For some people this is when they will tell God that they can live without Him just fine…and they will. But they will be doing it on their strength and in their ways. God won’t be a real part of their life other than as a little voice that reminds them occasionally that He is still there…waiting for them. Sometimes they think that because they hear or feel this “small voice” they are His and are “all right with God”. Satan is the one telling them this. Remember, Satan convinced one-third of the angels to follow him in rebellion so he is very good at deception.
Many in the church believe his lies. Some of them are in the pulpit. The church has become weak in its faith because of the lies and doctrines that have been made up by twisting Scripture out of context. The church at Laodecia and the letter written to them is a prime example of the church today. The church today, regardless of its denomination, has become prideful and “self-sufficient” in its beliefs. I pray that anyone who reads this will ask God to show them where they are in their walk with Him.
God gives each of us faith to believe and if you have that, Jesus can do so much in your life. I pray that all who read this page and my posts will seek to know Him as your Savior. The time is drawing near for His return for the church. Don’t put your eternity in jeopardy, make sure of it.
God loves all of us, that’s why Jesus came to pay for our sins. All you have to do is believe like the thief on the cross did and you will be saved. No rituals, just believe that He died for you and ask Him for forgiveness and you will be healed of the sickness of sin. It only takes faith like a child because the Holy Spirit will change your heart and your life to be more like Him. Thank you for reading and God bless you.
The Bible foretold that in the last days old men would dream dreams and young men would see visions. It is happening today in the Middle East and bringing people to know Jesus as their Savior. God’s prophecies will not be stopped and His purposes will always perform that job that He intended to happen. It doesn’t matter whether you believe in God or Jesus because their purpose and will for this world must come to pass.
No power on Earth can stop those prophecies from coming true. Many people today would like nothing better than to be rid of Jesus and His church but that isn’t going to happen either. The only time that the church will leave is when Jesus comes back for it and then the whole world will know that God’s Word is true. I pray that you will seek out Jesus as your Savior if you don’t know Him yet. Because when that trumpet sounds and the dead in Christ rise to meet Him in the air, I pray that I will be counted among that number of saints. That day will be joyous and very sad too because the children who haven’t come to know right from wrong yet will be taken up too.
Don’t be left here after the church is gone because Satan will be turned loose on this world and life will become much harder to live because of his wrath toward the church and the believers whether they have left or not.
I have noticed that all of my posts are pointing to and about the same thing. Why? Because God gives me the words to put on this site and He makes sure that my message is about Jesus and what He did for me and for all of us. You might want to ask me, “Why did Jesus die for us?”. God the Son came to Earth to live as one of us for a time so He would know our pains and our weaknesses and the sorrow that we feel in all areas of our lives. He did this because He wanted to do it and because it was the only way to pay the penalty for our sins completely. He also did it because He loves you and me and every person on Earth with a love that we can’t understand.
Just as God gave the words of His Word, the Bible, to the men who wrote it, He gives me the words to write here. No, these words are not in any way equal to His Word but I am writing here to point you to Jesus and the saving grace that God gives to you when you hear His call in your heart. I don’t claim any holiness except that which Jesus gave me when I accepted Him as my Savior and He is still working on me to make me more like Him. Sometimes His work in my life isn’t comfortable or enjoyable but I know that He will complete the work that He began in my life one day.
Your life can be so much more enjoyable than it is because of the joy you will have knowing that your eternity is sealed and you will be going to Heaven one day. Will it be an easy life? Not likely. I don’t say this because becoming a Christian will fix all of your problems. It won’t do that and you will gain a few new problems. Satan has not bothered you before you became a Christian but he will put a target on you now. He, the devil, may have helped you in life to do some things that made your life easier and more enjoyable but he was doing it to keep you from seeking God. I mean if you have enough money and your bills are paid and your family is healthy what do you need God for?
Seek to know God and His Son, Jesus, because it is only by knowing Jesus and Him knowing you that you will have a home in paradise. If you think about it and decide that being a Christian isn’t for you right now that’s okay but are you certain you will have a chance to become one later? Neither of us is guaranteed to be here tomorrow morning. So…what will you do if you die and are standing before God asking to be allowed into heaven? What could you or I possibly do or have done in the past to be good enough to walk into heaven? According to Isaiah “our righteousness is as filthy rags” in the eyes of God. You have to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior and believe that HE alone can save you and make you clean enough to enter into heaven. I pray that you will do this soon before it is too late.
Matthew 8:8 KJV [8] The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. https://bible.com/bible/1/mat.8.8.KJV
Jesus’ healing power was present with Him and through Him by His word or even His touch. Even His thoughts could heal without Him taking one step toward the object/person needing healing. Why do I say this? Because the Canaanite mother said “Lord, even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the Master’s table“; she wanted Him to heal her child and when she said this, Jesus said go your way, your child is well.
Some people seem to be amazed that Jesus would touch a leper…why? He is the Son of God! No disease can touch Him if He doesn’t allow it to. His holiness and His goodness and love radiate from Him so much that the disease just goes away at His touch. Like putting bleach on a piece of black cloth, when water hits that area the color is gone and the white fabric is revealed. Yes, that was a crazy analogy but it’s the only one that I could duplicate if I was asked to. God loves us so much that He came in the form of His Son to experience our life here. He experienced our pains, our burdens, and everything that we live through daily so He could truly relate to our condition in this world. That’s how He knows your sorrow, your joy, and everything that you and I feel in every situation.
The Son of God came to us so He could identify with us completely. Your salvation is only available through Him so don’t throw away your eternity by not choosing to accept His invitation to be a child of His. You might never get another chance to accept Him as your Savior and it will be too late if your life ends and you are standing before Him with no excuse.
I was a pastor for nine years and I’ve been told that since I post here daily, I’m still a pastor but that’s beside the point. The faces I saw and those I see on TV at church services look like they just ate a sour apple. I understand that many people don’t want to smile all the time but as Christians, we have the best news that could ever be told! Jesus made it possible for us to be taken to Heaven!
If you are a born-again believer in Jesus Christ, your eternity is sealed and sure! Being sad about the day’s news is not going to change anything. Consider this: He could come back at any moment! Your problems will all be solved when you are taken to your eternal home! No more glasses to wear, no bills to pay, no doctor to visit, and no more pills to take so you can remember to take your pills!
God loves us and He is coming back to take the church, His Bride, to heaven! From that point on into time with no end, you and I will be alive! It is a hard concept to get your mind around but with God, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!
The joy of being His should give you a smile to show to everyone. But many people want to look at the world around them and see the things that aren’t the way we want them to be. God sees the bigger picture that we can’t see and He knows which way everything will turn out…His way. Don’t discount His design in your life and in the world around you because His way is always the right way.
According to the Bible and the prophecies He was/is Immanuel…God came here to be one of us! He was a human for the life that He lived while He lived with His human parents. Was He God? Yes, He was and is God the Son. He laid His divinity down and became one of His creations, the people that He loved and still loves more than His life.
While He was here in the flesh of mankind He felt everything that we feel during our lives. He felt hunger, thirst, sadness, weariness, love and anger. Yet He did not sin in all of His human feelings. He did this not because He had to but because He LOVED us! This is the same reason that He died on the cross and rose again on the third day! I pray that anyone who needs a Savior will seek to know Him while there is time to call on Him and then answer His call that comes back to us. He wants to know you, even though He already does. He wants to be involved in your life daily so please don’t push His call away like some telemarketer.
Paul the Apostle wrote this many years ago but is relevant today: “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” Ephesians 4:1
As Christians, we are called by Jesus to become one of His disciples. Not to become rich or famous but to live your life so that anyone around you can see that there is something different about you. Yes, we are called to be different from the world around us because the people that we meet every day need to know Jesus Christ. Some of them do know Him but many don’t and if we don’t live and breathe any differently than the rest of the world…what will show them that our life is different or better than we used to be?
Considering the sacrifice and the torture that Jesus went through for our salvation, there is no way we can repay Him except by living our lives walking with Him every day. It is the least we can do for Him since He did so much for all of us long before we were born. God had a plan for your life and mine and we should walk according to His Word every day with the Holy Spirit leading us because we can’t do it on our own.
Many have made sacrifices to live for Jesus and many more will do so before the Kingdom begins at the end of the Tribulation but it will be worth it! God’s grace and mercy are ours according to His promises when we accept Jesus as our Savior and eternity with Him is the promise I’m looking forward to. Amen? Make sure of your eternity before your “end of days” comes because we don’t know when that day is.
All of us are bound for hell without Jesus and His Spirit coming into our hearts and changing us from the inside out. Not one of us is good, even Jesus said so. Seek Him out for your salvation before the Trumpet sounds because it’s going to be much worse if you wait until the church is gone.
